New Defensive Measures Taken by Conquerors
Feverish German activity in Norway signals a growing invasion. Shipping controls tighten along the coast near Stavanger and Tronsheim with ships under 30 tons moving freely. Reinforcements reach Finnmark as Russians and RAF activity increase. Norwegians report heavy ship damage and rising morale strain, with Allied propaganda and 1918 placards appearing nationwide.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Norway
Masara
Tylgja
Stavanger
Tronsheim
Sweden
Eid
Finnmark
Oslo
Gasoline Sale Restricted to One Coupon Declared In Effect
Eastern states enforce a noon start restricting gasoline sales to motorists to one coupon per A B or station hook. Commercial vehicles exempt. Stations flooded as drivers await fuel. Officials confirm order to limit lines to emergency stations only.
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Garry
Corry Ra
Snot Gasolin
Victory Bond drive surpasses four hundred thousand dollars
A summary of Corry Jamestown Mfg Corp Ajax Iron Works and local banks reveals Victory Bond subscriptions exceeded 400000, with Erie County totals reaching 10.39 million. The drive, chaired by Theo Williams and Walter Scollis, targets the 447,400 fundraising goal by December 31, urging participation from small firms and individuals with bonds available in 500 dollar denominations.
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Jota
Uneir
Theo P. Williamns
Waller H. Scollis
Corry
National Bank
Citizens National Bank
Corry-Jamestown Mfc. Corp
Ajax Iron Works
Erié County
Democrats To Seek $100 Million State Tax Cut
Harrisburg December 1 Democrats pledge a 1949 push for a 100 million dollar reduction in state taxes despite minimal minority representation in the House and Senate. State Chairman David Lawrence said party aims to win Republican support in both chambers and finish the session by April 15 or sooner to aid the state's woll efforts. Rep Reuben Cohen of Philadelphia and Senator B B McCinnis of Allegheny named as floor leaders.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
David L. Lawrence
Reuhen B. Cohen
Philadelpia
B. B. McCinnis
Allegheny
McKean County Grand Jury Backs New Jail Plan
Smethport Pa Dec 18 the McKean county grand jury recommends construction of a new county jail citing inmate fire hazards. The report urges a new exit to allow rapid evacuation in case of fire and improved safety for inmates and staff.
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Smethport
McKean County Grand Jury
Russians Open Up New Drive Upon Smolensk
Soviet shock troops smashed toward Smolensk along the Rzhev Vyazma railway, claiming heavy German losses west of Rzhev. Reports say counterattacks near Toropets suffered a severe setback as Soviets push from Bely toward Vyazma and Smolensk, with substantial German material destroyed and Soviet casualties listed.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Hed
Inter Rzhev-Vyazma
Russia
Hirev
Getitians
Toropets
Velikle
Ule
Smovensk
Russa
Tornpets
Soviet Information Bureau
Rahev
Vyaama
Bely
Megumant
Chasseurs
Information Bureau
Toropets-Boly Grive
Mest
Vyazma
Smolensk
Rzhev
Voliile
Vyasms
Rehev
Bely Cat
Stalingrad
Jon Thie
Kotelniieoveli
Rickenbacker Back in Frisco After China Tour
Det. 1g-Ed reports Rickenbacker, the famed flier who always returns, is back in America arriving in Frisco. He appeared suntanned and cheerful at the hotel but declined to speak until he filed his official report to Washington.
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Py Associayeu Eres
San Francisco
Det
Eddie Rickenbacker
America
Hick
Washington
British Eighth Army advances near El Agheila as Rommel retreats
Associated Press dispatches report Britain's Eighth Army pushing west of El Agheila with Rommel's forces retreating. Cairo notes possible enemy breakout from a blocked line on the Fripall road while Motian Alabama records two pilot fatalities in a crash between here and Montgomery during routine navigation flights. Allan McDougall of Moleesport Pa among the dead. Washington says US Army Flying Fortresses and fighters attacked Munda in New Georgia with results not disclosed.
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London
Britain
Eighth Army
Rommel
el Agheila
Cairo
Fripall
Wight
Motian
Ala
Napier Field
Here
Montgomery
Avington Cuiet Allan &. McDougall
Lawen McDougall
Moleesport
Washington
Tec
Navy
Munda
New Georgia
Solomons
Henderson Resignation Accepted as OPA Chiefutiny Ends
Washington reports confirm Leon Henderson's resignation as head of the Office of Price Administration. Roosevelt accepts the move as Congress weighs a successor likely to favor voluntary controls over strict rules. Senator Prentiss Brown is deemed the likely appointee, though ineligible to serve until January 6.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leon Henderson
Price Administration
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Henderson
Senator Prentiss
M. Brown
St. Ignace
Mich
OPA
Brown
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Pennsylvania Begins Sixth 18 Year Old Registration
Harrisburg reports the sixth registration for 18 year olds as 427 local boards process men born after September 1, 1924. The period runs from today through December 24, under the selective service system.
Youths Linked to Gasoline Thefts Are Arrested
Two youths, 18 year old Rastman and 17 year old Nageoole, were arrested by state motor police for alleged gasoline thefts in Warren County. They pled guilty to petty larceny and were held for the next county court session. Police continue inquiries into related thefts at parking lots near Ajax Works and Aero Supply, with additional incidents reported in recent weeks.
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Howard
Ingh
Rastman
Shady Aveniile
Laval
Ajax
Ue Aero Supply Plan
Guffey Urges New Three Cent Sales Tax Plan
Philadelphia December 1 0 Senator Josey F Guffey a Pensylvania Democrat urged a national three cent sales tax to finance the rest of the war He would sponsor the measure in the upcoming Congress session The levy would apply to almost everything except food and would raise about 2 billion dollars He also backed a pay as you go income tax with withholdings at the workplace He met with Democratic City Chairman James Clark Treasury reports December 18 show receipts 307 287445 831 expenditures 521592451 288 net balance 120r 282A11 67 total debt 107 075 795 912 02 up 25 197 09 69
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Josey F. Guffey
Pentsys
Yana Democrat
Lash Wight
Guffey
Congress
Toad
James Clark
Treasury
Washington
The
Gasoline Rationing Tightened Across East Coast
The Office of Price Administration ordered all gasoline ration coupons restricted to one for emergency use in the District of Columbia and 17 eastern states, except for commercial vehicles. The move aims to curb a critical shortage as officials urge motorists to conserve fuel and use it only for essential needs.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
District of Columbia
District 1
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Connecticut
OPA
Harold L. Tekes
Ickes
Doll
Atlanta
Japanese Fear Raids Upon Homeland
AP dispatch from New York reports Tokyo outlets claim Japanese leaders fear U S air raid alerts near homeland. The account cites alleged Japanese reaction to Allied operations, detailing supposed enemy losses and propaganda claims about Chinese front air strength.
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Associatei Press
New York
Tokyo
United States
Melia
Japs Fight Last Stand In New Guinea Action
Allied headquarters report Japanese pockets near Buna continue a stubborn last stand as Allied and American forces press to close gaps. Australia says heavy bombardment and landings target the grove south of Buna station and nearby mangrove islets while air forces drop 82 tons of bombs in attempts to disrupt the landing party.
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Buna
Associated Press
Australia
Buna Yilage
New Guinea
Mie Buna
Jumusi-Mambare
House Committee Blames OPA For Bureaucracy Run Riot
A House committee accuses the Office of Price Administration of creating a threatened breakdown in the home front by heavy regulation and red tape. It faults the War Production Board and the smaller war agencies for distribution problems and warns thousands of small businesses may close unless OPA reforms rules, price squeezes, and reporting requirements.
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House
Perill
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Ae Corporation
Fise
Tne
Attacoes
Ois
OPA
Rommel Army Enclosed as Allied Push Advances in North Africa
British forces under Gen. Montgomery press the Tunisian front racing toward Tripoli. About 10,000 Axis troops may be encircled at Marb with heavy air raids and naval bombardment crippling Axis supply lines across the central front. American bombers and fighters strike Tunisian bases, while Rommel’s withdrawal is described as proceeding systematically amid ongoing air superiority.
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Associated Press
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bth
Tripoli
Libya
Zauita En Nofilla
el Aghella
Romimel
Wiley
Wetield
Et Aebeili
Zauta
Nofilig Jaa
Marble Arch
Wuadl
Cala
Tunisia
North African
Galro
Lampedusa
Sieile
United States
Divine
Tunis
Bmerte
Gabes
Sidi Tibet
Thrus
Pelebrity
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